Dear Sir/Madam

Apt Blk 14 Dover Close East #07-222 Singapore 130014 Jan 13 2010 Human Resources Division Gucci Group Singapore 390 Orchard Road #07-01/02 Palais Renaissance Singapore 238871 Dear Sir/Madam POST OF BOUTIQUE MANAGER If you need a competent leader who often impress wide network of International expatriate friends for the creatively ability to dress up well inexpensively, a natural strategic leader with wide variety of skills and experiences: marketing (able to connect with different nationalities from various background so much so that most take my recommendations strongly), fluent English, independent, have some personal business experience, well versed in computers and people skill set and have proven track record in natural left and right brain giftings: high creativity, analytical, organisational, initiative gifting etc I believe I can meet your challenge. Though I had started off in the business related computer arena in the corporate world, however through the years, exhorted by most people that my natural talent is in the areas mentioned above, I have had gradual branching out to the business/service industry. I am open to be considered for any other suitable position be it part time, freelance, consulting etc

My experience are summarized below: Work Experience: -Lead an outing group for expats (different nationalities East and West) and local to off beaten track for nearly 5yrs on a volunteer basis once every other week or per 3 weeks. My outings are highly sort and often praised for my organisational skills, research, fun and mini-write up on the places. My email list has reached over 150 and still growing. Have had a number of people approaching me to start business partnership with them seeing my giftings, however I have declined for the time being. -Own Freelance Business in desktop graphics/photography touch up/logo creation etc as well as setting up from scratch a business to help an old artist sell his paintings. Business was successful but had to stop due to his increasing dementia. -Gifted in Marketing/Interacting with people of different nationalities as proven in recent temporary part time position in serving in an

upmarket Italian Gourmet chain:DaPaolo Gastronomia where lots of initially disinterested customers told me frankly they bought cause they take my word for it that a particular product recommended is good. -While temping as an Appointment Setting Officer for AIA, pleasant voice and ability to connect led to most people willing to listen further from initial intention to hung up. Fast typing skills, great customer service and experience in administrative and well versed in computer applications. -Manager -EBusiness Content Management (liaise with various business stakeholders in various departments in the company and the IT/Internet technical department) -Project Leader -WebMaster Previous Teaching Experience: -Currently giving private tuition to GCE O'level English -Taught English at TOEFL level for Nanyang Academy School of Fine Arts -Taught English/Math primary & secondary levels in a private school for Foreign students preparing entry to Government schools -Private Tuition for many years in English from Primary all the way to Adult level to Foreign ladies e.g. Korean, Chinese and Maths from Primary to Secondary 2 level -Did a few relieft teaching on primary schools e.g. Computer application usage, science experiment etc -Lectured Business Mgt/ Computer studies for NCC Diploma and Advanced Diploma (equivalent to 1st 2 yrs of UK University level) Computer Studies, doubling up as Discipline master cum Marketing Manager for the computer school of these courses. -Taught Computer Applications for employees of Corporations.
My previous leadership role Commended by Senior Management to be a strategist esp. in leveraging technology for corporate business, I have led GE Plastic's South East Asia, working closely with Asia Pacific and USA headquarter in its customer focused B2B e-digitisation projects esp. in content management, emarketing and identifying business opportunities in leveraging e-business . This requires extensive global strategy collaboration, surveying worldwide technology developments, user experience and improves current business efficiencies into e-business. I am a natural in e-marketing/marketing/promotion ideas where high creativity strength lies. In strategising online marketing with GE Plastic regional marketing, I was commended for designing the GE plastic designers creation room" portal concept for a competitive marketing/customer experience. I was also commended by the top management for best quality, analysis, strategic presentations for leading South East Asia B2B directions.

As a Manager in a computing institution, I was in charge of the administrative operations of its NCC unit as well as all professional computing courses. I managed a team of lecturers and added value by lecturing in its Business Management course for advance diploma. I do business development in identifying new businesses to expand client base for NCC pre-degree courses & designing/marketing other professional computing courses for companies. This requires some liaison with print media where my keen eye for details and creative writing flair in designing promotion materials is put to good use. I was immediately promoted to be a full time Manager within 2 months at work while temping in this institution during recession. I had some business development/marketing experience while assisting a relative's business in positioning her product into market visibility. Special academic achievements: Excelling well in (UK) 2nd Upper Honours degree Multimedia research project. Project Supervisor and Second Marker were impressed by research content's originality and the developed prototype despite lack of resources and ability to complete in limited time (i.e. shifted 3 times within a year due to unforeseen accommodation problem). Research also involved comparison of a few authoring tools. Hand-picked by Project Supervisor out of all project students assigned to him, to enhance an Advance Diploma (BCS 2 exemption) student's project, though was only a Higher National diploma, Ngee Ann Polytechnic (BCS 1 exemption) student then. Within 8 weeks, able to pick up C language from scratch & complete product, despite supervisors frequent changing requirements. Product was selected for demonstration to the British External Moderator and I was one of the proud participants interviewed.

My resume, which further details my abilities and qualifications, is enclosed. I look forward to hear from you soon and for an opportunity to meet up. My contact number is 65-67776167, HP (in the process of changing new line) and email: webexp@yahoo.com Yours faithfully, Ms Valerie Tan E. C. Encl : Resume